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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0024112_Staff Comments_20080317Re: whither Thomasville? Subject: Re: whither Thomasville? From: Jenifer Carter <Jenifer.Carter@ncmail.net> Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:26:24 -0400 To: Charles Weaver <charles.weaver@ncmail.net> CC: Steve.Tedder@NCmail.net, Tom Belnick <Tom.Belnick@ncmail.net> I called them on the 12th to see how the transfer went/was going. They said that, at that point, it had gone better than they expected, minus a few minor problems. I called again this morning and spoke to the ORC, Misty Conder. She said that the bugs dipped in number a little upon transfer to the new oxidation ditches from the aeration basins, but are holding steady. The grit chamber and disk filter keep stopping, and foam has become an issue where it wasn't before (more aeration now)... nothing major so far, all things they are working on. All of their samples are being shipped off to allow more hands on deck at this point, so no numbers are available yet, except for fecal coliform, which have been fine. I agree with Steve... let's see how the upgrades effect things first. Jenifer Carter NC DENR Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Quality 585 Waughtown Street Winston-Salem, NC 27107 Voice: (336) 771-4957 FAX: (336) 771-4630 On 3/17/2008 8:03 AM, Steve Tedder wrote: I will have Jenifer contact them today to see if there is more to add. My previous comments on watch list for Thomasville still stands. They are about to complete new construction so having to purchase a new copier would not help gain compliance. Tedder This is a 3/7/2008 response from Thomasville: Dear Jenifer, I wanted to update you on a change to the plant transfer plans. Due to some concerns about weather conditions we have made a modification of our original plan in order to maximize our ability to complete the transfer during dry weather. We will still start transferring from our aeration basins into the new oxidation ditch on Tuesday March 11, but we will also be performing the bypass of our Northside main influent a little later on that same day. This will allow for the final sewer line connections to be made into the new headworks. We will plan to do the connection on the Southside line at about 2:00 AM on Wednesday, March 12. This is a period of very low flow at the East Davidson pump station and we believe we can pump that station down completely and have 1.5 - 2 hours before it will need pumping again. The estimated tie in time to the new headworks is less than an hour for the southside line. This change will aid State Utilitites in completing the remainder of the connections that must also be made such as in plant sanitary sewer, belt press and 1 of 2 3/17/2008 9:35 AM Re: whither Thomasville? digester connections and WAS/RAS connections. All in all it should be an interesting week. Misty Conder Plant Superintendent Hamby Creek WWTP PO Box 368 Thomasville, NC 27361 Phone: 336-475-4246 Steve Tedder Steve.Tedder@ncmail.net NC DENR Division of Water Quality 585 Waughtown Street Winston-Salem, NC 27107 (336)-771-4950 Fax (336) 771-4630 On 3/14/2008 10:26 AM, Charles Weaver wrote: Steve - how did the meeting with Thomasville go? There is a new person reviewing Watch List facilties at Region IV; that person may want to hit Thomasville with the 308/309 hammer. If anything has changed recently, let me know - and copy Tom Belnick as well. Tom's our point -of -contact with EPA on Watch List issues. Thanks, CHW 2 o 2 3/17/2008 9:35 AM